21h00 UTC 20 May
Course: 255°
Distance covered last 24hrs until 18h00 GMT: 161 nm
Distance to Marquesas: 460nm
Position 09°29' S 131°11' W
We are still rolling along merrily as we knock the miles off the clock. We had a good day yesterday with tha spinnaker up all day. The evening run went well until we ran into a rainsquall that caused the usual problems. About an hour later the wind returned to normal and we got back on course. Since then we have had to make no changes. If the wind stays as it is, we should make Hiva Oa on Monday afternoon or with less wind Tuesday morning. We had a yacht pass us the other evening doing 2 or so knots more than us. They had taken 10 days for what we had done in 16. They were a large cat and the weather was really suited for them, a close reach. The tin food is going well and trying to keep a variety of things on the plate is not the easiest. With the tins being mostly the same size you have lots of one thing and nothing of the other. We find that the tin stuff does not keep that well once opened so you eat what you open. Colin has not been fishing as it is not the easiest to process the fish up on deck with the boat rolling from side to side. One lands up getting fish and blood all over the place.
Otherwise life on board goes on... hanging on. We were going to bake bread rolls today but put that on hold till the sea settles a little. Fuel wise we are also doing well as we have only motored for four hours so far and the other times we have run the engine have been to charge the batteries and to make water. Just heard this morning that Hiva Oa is out of fuel again till the supply ship arrives. We won't need to worry and will top up our tank later on at one of the other islands.
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